Browsing Archive: February, 2012

There Is A Self That Must Be Listened To

Posted by Sarah McCann on Saturday, February 25, 2012, In : Responsibility 
More inspiration from Warren Bennis. I will wax poetic on these thoughts and ideas that are taking root, growing in shape and providing inspiration as I read his words. It is about learning. "Learn what it takes to learn what you should learn - and learn it." These are the words of Aurelio Peccei. The urgency in the notes that I have written as I read confirms that this is something that I must and have and am learning. Always in a state of being open to those things that I need to become, to...
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On Reinventing Oneself

Posted by Sarah McCann on Friday, February 24, 2012, In : Leadership 
I am reading Warren Bennis' book On Becoming a Leader. Bennis is extremely astute and insightful on people, why they do what they do and what it really takes to be a good leader. It has me thinking and excited. One of Bennis' ideas is that in order to be a leader one has to be oneself, really oneself. Not the construction of identity that happens when one allows oneself to be effected by one's environment (family, friends, culture, society, etc.). He says that people who are able to reinvent ...
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Practicing Patience

Posted by Sarah McCann on Saturday, February 11, 2012, In : Responsibility 
Patience is something that I have not always found easy to maintain in my life. I tend to be a little impulsive, a little restless and have a hard time waiting. I have realized though that maybe the old adage is true and good things come to those who wait, but not those who wait and do nothing. Things will not happen if one does nothing, but if one knows what one wants and is willing to be open and honest about these things then eventually all the pieces seem to fall into place. I am not sayi...
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MD Arts Day

Posted by Sarah McCann on Thursday, February 9, 2012, In : Art 
Today I drove to Annapolis and attended MD Arts Day organized by Maryland Citizens for the Arts. I didn't know what to expect having never attended before. What I found was a day full of people that LOVE what they do and care about promoting and sustaining creativity in the world. It was an inspiring day and made me feel that it is possible to work within the world as it exists AND move toward the world as it could be, a world where equity, care, empathy, compassion and love are the values th...
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